diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/orbit_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/orbit_types.go
index 8f168e0..706efec 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/orbit_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/orbit_types.go
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ type OrbitStatus struct {
 	Status string `json:"Status"`
 }
 
+//+kubebuilder:printcolumn:JSONPath=".status.Status",name=Status,type=string
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
 //+kubebuilder:subresource:status
 
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp"
 // Orbit is the Schema for the orbits API
 type Orbit struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/network.kubeorbit.io_orbits.yaml b/config/crd/bases/network.kubeorbit.io_orbits.yaml
index bfe869d..0d71629 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/network.kubeorbit.io_orbits.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/network.kubeorbit.io_orbits.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ spec:
     singular: orbit
   scope: Namespaced
   versions:
-  - name: v1alpha1
+  - additionalPrinterColumns:
+    - jsonPath: .status.Status
+      name: Status
+      type: string
+    - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
+      name: Age
+      type: date
+    name: v1alpha1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
         description: Orbit is the Schema for the orbits API
diff --git a/controllers/orbit_controller.go b/controllers/orbit_controller.go
index 6b565b9..ffcbd84 100644
--- a/controllers/orbit_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/orbit_controller.go
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"log"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"istio.io/api/networking/v1alpha3"
 	istiov1 "istio.io/client-go/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha3"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	orbitv1alpha1 "kubeorbit.io/api/v1alpha1"
@@ -38,8 +41,9 @@ import (
 // OrbitReconciler reconciles a Orbit object
 type OrbitReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme *runtime.Scheme
-	Log    logr.Logger
+	Scheme   *runtime.Scheme
+	Log      logr.Logger
+	Recorder record.EventRecorder
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=network.kubeorbit.io,resources=orbits,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -64,10 +68,20 @@ func (r *OrbitReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl
 		log.Println(err, "unable to fetch object")
 	} else {
 		if err := r.reconcileEnvoyFilter(obj, req); err != nil {
+			obj.Status.Status = "failed"
+			if err := r.Status().Update(context.Background(), obj); err != nil {
+				log.Println(err, "unable to update status")
+			}
+			r.Recorder.Event(obj, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "FailedCreate", "Unable to create EnvoyFilter on kubeorbit")
 			return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("reconcileEnvoyFilter failed: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+	obj.Status.Status = "success"
+	if err := r.Status().Update(context.Background(), obj); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err, "unable to update status")
 
+	}
+	r.Recorder.Event(obj, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "Created", "EnvoyFilter created successfully on kubeorbit")
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +127,7 @@ func (r *OrbitReconciler) reconcileEnvoyFilter(orbit *orbitv1alpha1.Orbit, req c
 			clone.Spec = newSpec
 			err = r.Update(context.TODO(), clone)
 			if err != nil {
+				r.Recorder.Event(orbit, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "FailedUpdate", "Unable to update EnvoyFilter on kubeorbit")
 				return fmt.Errorf("EnvoyFilter %s.%s update error: %w", envoyName, orbit.Namespace, err)
 			}
 			r.Log.WithValues("orbit", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", orbit.Name, orbit.Namespace)).
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 08ece3a..ce6f8db 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
-	v1 "kubeorbit.io/api/v1"
 	"os"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
 	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
@@ -33,7 +31,9 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 
+	v1 "kubeorbit.io/api/v1"
 	orbitv1alpha1 "kubeorbit.io/api/v1alpha1"
 	routev1alpha1 "kubeorbit.io/api/v1alpha1"
 	"kubeorbit.io/controllers"
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err = (&controllers.OrbitReconciler{
-		Client: mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
-		Log:    mgr.GetLogger(),
+		Client:   mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:   mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Log:      mgr.GetLogger(),
+		Recorder: mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("orbit-controller"),
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Orbit")
 		os.Exit(1)